Missouri Traffic Crash Numbers and Fatality Reports Still up Compared to Last Year

(Jefferson County) Missouri traffic crash numbers and fatality reports have been on the increase this year with majority of the summer months seeing a huge spike in stats compared to traffic numbers in 2019.

Corporal Juston Wheetley with the Missouri State Highway Patrol provides an update on traffic crash numbers across the state.

We asked Corporal Wheetley why crashes have been on the rise this year.

So far more than 580 people have lost their lives on Missouri Roads this year.